Our master's degree programs prepare you for a lifetime of learning. Successful people know that to remain viable in the work place they must train for the future. Each of our graduates is better prepared to take leadership positions because of the knowledge, analytical and critical thinking skills they develop in our program.

We cater to the part-time MBA student by offering a wide variety of courses during the evening hours. We make it possible for you to continue in your present position while attending classes after work. Our program helps you polish and accentuate your existing business skills and develop new ones. A master's degree can help you achieve career advancement in your current field or help prepare you for a new career in the business world.

Most of our students already hold responsible business-management positions. Indeed, the majority of our business graduate students hold full-time jobs while pursuing their master's degree. The typical candidate enters the program because their present or future position requires increased managerial competence.

While there is opportunity for specialization, we emphasize development of the candidate's breadth of focus, imagination and creativity. By selecting students who have demonstrated a potential for assuming increasing responsibilities as managers, and by providing a degree that meets the highest standards of accreditation, the IU South Bend Master of Business Administration program serves the need of regional employers that compete internationally.

Dr. P.N. Saksena
Assistant Dean & Director of Graduate Studies
(574) 520-4456 (O)
(574) 520-4866 (Fax)
psaksena@iusb.edu

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (36-57 credit hours)
(All courses are 3 cr. hours unless otherwise designated)

Students who have taken specific business classes within the last five years may qualify for automatic exemption from part of Phase I. If the specific business classes were taken over five years ago, or if students did not achieve the minimum grade required for exemption, students may be eligible to take placement test(s), BEFORE the start of their first semester in the program. A passing grade on placement test(s) will exempt students from the corresponding Phase I course(s). Students are not automatically exempt in Statistics. They may be eligible to take a placement exam if they have taken a class in business statistics in their prior education. In addition, each student may be eligible to take a placement test in computer skills IF they have had class(es) in Excel AND Access in their prior education. If students don't pass the test or are not eligible to take it, they must take K501: Computer Skills for Management (1 cr.).

PHASE I (May be Waived) - Prerequisite Courses (0 - 21 cr.)

BUSB A501 Survey of Financial Accounting [P: None]
BUSB A503 Statistical Applications [P: A511]
BUSB A511 Mathematical Tools in Business [P: None]
BUSB A514 Survey of Economics [P: None]
BUSB B502 Organizational Behavior I [P: None]
BUSB D501 Management of Marketing [P: A514]
BUSB D502 Financial Management [P: A501, A503, A514]

M.B.A. students must complete prerequisite courses (Phase I) before entering the core curriculum (Phase II). The student must achieve a grade of B (B- does not count) or better in each of these prerequisite courses.

PHASE II - Core Course (21 cr.)

BUSB A502 Managerial Price Theory [P: A503, A514]
BUSB A504 Management Information Systems [P: K501]
BUSB C502 Legal/Ethical Environment of Business [P: Phase I]
BUSB D503 Production Management [P: A503, K501]
BUSB F509 Buyer Behavior [P: D501]
BUSB F542 Strategic Financial Management [P: D502]

International - Choose one of the following:
BUSB A545 International Accounting Practice [P: A312: Intermediate Accounting II]
BUSB F506 Management of International Operations [P: Phase I]
BUSB F530 International Finance [P: D502]

PHASE III - Adv. Management Courses (12 cr.)

BUSB B503 Leadership and Change [P: B502, Phase I, II]
BUSB F503 Management Accounting Concepts [P: A501, Phase I, II]
Electives - choose two from eligible electives

PHASE IV - Capstone Course (3 cr.)

BUSB E510 Business Policy [P: Can be taken when a student is in Phase III]

Each student, as a condition of graduation, must pass a comprehensive exam during his or her final year of study.

Graduate Non-Degree students can take a MAXIMUM of two classes. They need to complete all application materials, including the GMAT, before they can take a third class. This policy is strictly enforced by the Office of Graduate Business Programs.